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- July 2003 (Revised April 2005)
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Branding Citigroup's Consumer Business
By: Rohit Deshpande and Carin-Isabel Knoop
In Spring 1998, Citicorp and Travelers merged to create a financial powerhouse that united the bank with Travelers' consumer finance and brokerage businesses, including Salomon Smith Barney and Primerica. It was the first U.S. financial services company to combine... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Relationship Management; Decisions; Asset Management; Investment Banking; Management Teams; Brands and Branding; Relationships; Business and Shareholder Relations; Banking Industry; United States
Deshpande, Rohit, and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Branding Citigroup's Consumer Business." Harvard Business School Case 504-023, July 2003. (Revised April 2005.)
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Middle East & North Africa - Global
coffee chat provided an excellent opportunity for attendees to ask questions and gain deeper insights into the HBS MBA journey. On December 9th, the team continued their efforts with an information session in Cairo, welcoming around 100... View Details
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About | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
emerging markets, with a focus on insurance, credit, and savings. He has also done extensive work on financial education in the US and emerging markets. Amelia Angella Director Amelia Angella is Director of the Social Enterprise... View Details
- 24 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018
online-first and traditional retailers alike. We focus on the relatively understudied domain of online-first retailers and the engagement of a key omnichannel tactic; specifically, the introduction of showrooms (physical locations where... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 May 2019
- Blog Post
What is FIELD Global Immersion?
Global Partner (GP) company in one of 16 cities that has a product or service challenge they would like the team to address with their local consumers. The course culminates in a one-week Immersion at the end of the semester, at which... View Details
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Blavatnik Fellowship in Life Science Entrepreneurship - Health Care
has hosted over 100 seminars with key industry experts. Workshop topics are based on Blavatnik Fellows’ current needs to build business acumen and executive leadership skills. Past topics include “Effectively Communicating to Win Financing,” “How to Lead as a... View Details
- 07 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 7
at this time. Publisher's Link: http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199730858.do Risky Trust: How Multi-entity Teams Develop Trust in High Risk Endeavors Authors:Faazia Rashid and Amy Edmondson Publication:In Restoring Trust in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Apr 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
The Impact of Pooling on Throughput Time in Discretionary Work Settings: An Empirical Investigation of Emergency Department Length of Stay
- April 2024 (Revised February 2025)
- Teaching Note
eBee: Affordable Mobility for Africa
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Gamze Yucaoglu and Jordan Mitchell
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 724-360.The case opens in March 2023, as Sten van der Ham and Jaap Maljers, CEO and co-founder of eBee, an electric bike (e-bike) company in Africa, are contemplating the different avenues for growth and path to profitability for the... View Details
- 31 Jan 2022
- Research & Ideas
Where Can Digital Transformation Take You? Insights from 1,700 Leaders
growth, offering organizations unprecedented opportunities to develop new products and services, and even reimagine their businesses. In mid-2020, we set out to understand the challenges of leading in the digital era. Teaming with the... View Details
- 13 Jun 2022
- Research & Ideas
Extroverts, Your Colleagues Wish You Would Just Shut Up and Listen
as much attention." Since feeling seen and heard is important, extroverts who seem to focus on themselves may lose credibility with colleagues, the findings suggest. The research has ramifications for workplace relationships, especially... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
- 07 Jun 2023
- HBS Case
3 Ways to Gain a Competitive Advantage Now: Lessons from Amazon, Chipotle, and Facebook
Consider, Moderna. When the company created the COVID vaccine, it took market share from bigger companies like Pfizer. Companies that successfully pursue an innovation strategy, says Karp, focus beyond just one product. “They are very... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 2013
- Chapter
The Most Successful CEOs Come from Within
By: Joseph L. Bower
The financial crisis of 2008 and the Great Recession caused a crisis of public confidence in business and American-style capitalism, with its focus on maximizing shareholder value. Corporate leaders understood that reform was needed and that they needed to commit... View Details
Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Management Succession; Business and Community Relations; Management Teams
Bower, Joseph L. "The Most Successful CEOs Come from Within." In How CEOs Can Fix Capitalism, edited by Raymond V. Gilmartin and Steven E. Prokesch, 124–127. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review Press, 2013. Electronic.
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Latin America - Global
greatly increased the volume of in-depth research and course materials that focus on business management issues specific to Latin American companies. This has also enabled HBS to strengthen its relationships with important companies and... View Details
- 14 Feb 2023
- Research & Ideas
When a Vacation Isn’t Enough, a Sabbatical Can Recharge Your Life—and Your Career
workers In all of these trajectories, DiDonna says, it’s clear that a sabbatical is more than just a long vacation; rather, those who take advantage of them can make profound changes, ranging from a renewed focus at their job to a radical... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 06 Jun 2024
- Research & Ideas
How Younger Immigrants Gain an Edge in American Business
also allowed siblings to join. The authors tracked about 60,000 people, using census data to focus on those who: Were born in Vietnam during years they would have been eligible to immigrate under the law. Arrived in the US between 1989... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 07 Feb 2022
- Research & Ideas
Digital Transformation: A New Roadmap for Success
digital-first incumbents struggle to make the necessary longer-term investments when their investors focus on shorter-term metrics, participants say. At the same time, companies must deliver value at speed. They’re cutting costs through... View Details
- 08 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 8
Italian firms over a pre-specified week and record the time devoted each day to different work activities. We focus on the distinction between time spent with insiders (employees of the firm) and outsiders (people not employed by the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- October 2023 (Revised March 2024)
- Case
Fantuan
By: Feng Zhu and David Lane
In 2023, CEO Randy Wu was considering the optimal growth strategy for Fantuan, a restaurant food delivery platform that had expanded from its 2014 founding in Vancouver, Canada to serve the Chinese demand for Asian cuisine in urban markets across Australia, Canada, the... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Customer Focus and Relationships; Diasporas; Entrepreneurship; Digital Platforms; Growth Management; Business Strategy; Diversification; Expansion; Growth and Development Strategy; Service Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States; Canada; United Kingdom; Australia
Zhu, Feng, and David Lane. "Fantuan." Harvard Business School Case 624-023, October 2023. (Revised March 2024.)
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About - Entrepreneurship
entrepreneurs. But it wasn’t until 2003 when iconic venture capitalist Arthur Rock, MBA 1951, donated $25 million for the creation of a program in the field of entrepreneurial management, did the Rock Center become a destination and centerpiece for HBS’s... View Details